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- Mars One: Who would sign up for one-way trip to Mars? This guy.
The Mars One program has stated it will create the first human colony on Mars by 2025. George Hatcher is a Mars One finalist, and could begin training as early as next year.
- Elon Musk says SpaceX has a 50 percent chance of landing a rocket on floating platform
Elon Musk says SpaceX has a 50 percent chance of landing a rocket on the next launch. Musk says SpaceX is attempting to land the rocket on a floating ocean platform off the coast of Louisiana.
- Google Doodle celebrates pioneering doctor Jonas Salk
A Google Doodle honors the 100th birthday of Jonas Salk, an American scientist best known for his polio vaccine.
- Amazon Fire TV Stick: $39 Chromecast competitor with an actual remote
On Monday, Amazon introduced the Fire TV Stick, a streaming-media device about the size of a pack of gum. The Fire TV Stick will be available on November 19 for $39, and Amazon Prime subscribers can get it for $19.
- Ford CEO: We tore apart a Tesla. We could build one like it.
Ford CEO Mark Fields says Ford has torn apart and rebuilt a Tesla Model S – and that the company is considering building a similar long-range, high-performance electric car. Ford's current model, the Focus Electric, has better gas mileage but a shorter range than the Tesla Model S.
- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) profits beat expectations thanks to tablets, cloud
Microsoft announced higher-than-expected earnings for the last quarter. Cloud computing and the Surface tablet spurred Microsoft's profits.
- Facebook launches Rooms: a way to share your interests without sharing your name
Facebook launched a new app called Rooms on Thursday. Unlike Facebook itself, Rooms allows users to comment pseudonymously on different topics – just like early Internet bulletin boards.
- Apple reaches deal with GT Advanced Technologies to end sapphire production
Apple reached a deal with GT Advanced Technologies to end the production of its sapphire materials for the iPhone. Apple will recover $439 million in payments.
- How Ello made it illegal for it to sell ads
Ello has announced it received $5 million in funding and has become a public benefit corporation, writing into its charter that it will never sell ads or track user data. But many critics doubt that the trendy new social media site can turn a profit.
- Mark Zuckerberg speaks Chinese. Who knew?
The Facebook founder spoke with students in Chinese at Tsinghua University in Beijing Wednesday.
- Survey finds users frequently bullied online
A Pew Research Center study found that a number of web users have experienced harassment. And poll responders say they have seen someone else get harassed online.
- Facebook teases anonymous app. What would that look like?
A recent report and tweet suggest that Facebook is working on an app that would allow users to remain anonymous.
- Apple says hackers attacked iCloud
Apple announced security warnings for its iCloud storage service after organized attacks. Apple said the attacks were trying to obtain users' information.
- Google unveils sleek new email assistant
Google introduces 'Inbox', a new email app. It's part email organizer, part personal assistant, and is sure to make emailing a lot easier.
- Magic Leap: augmented-reality startup catches Google's eye
Magic Leap, a company focused on blending digital and real world imagery, raised $542 million in funding from Google and other investors. But Magic Leap doesn't have a product yet -- so why is Google interested?